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#4 And if you looking for a business to start, within 2 years we will see 3D printing store fronts producing small parts for all manner of things.

Will customer service phone lines be replaced with at home 3-D printers that can print replacement parts and upgrades? In the future will companies like Elevation Labs issue physical patches until a proper replacement can be produced? Haughey thinks so and writes Any industry that involves physical objects and small parts is ripe for 3D printing becoming a huge thing (and a problematic thing for stakeholders involved). I know friends that can rapidly produce any part of a R/C (remote-controlled) car or plane that breaks, which is cool for them, and problematic for the manufacturers of R/C parts.